Libya

Germany and the United Nations will host a new round of Libyan peace talks on June 23 in Berlin, Germany's foreign ministry said in a statement. It will be the first time that Libya's transitional government will take part in the talks that were launched with a first conference in January 2020.

International pressure is growing on Turkey over its military presence in Libya. … Ankara insists its forces are in Libya at the invitation of Libya's internationally recognized government.  But this month, Libyan Foreign Minister Najla El-Mangoush called for all foreign fighters to leave, including Turkish forces. 

Libyan politicians have moved with salutary speed in 2021 to reunify their divided country. With UN help, the new government should hasten to clear two last hurdles: establishing a legal framework for elections and clarity about who holds supreme command of the armed forces.

On the heels of recent positive developments, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya pointed to renewed hope for peace in the conflict-affected country, and stability across the wider region, in a briefing to the Security Council on Friday.

As part of ongoing consultations with Libyan interlocutors, UNSMIL reported Assistant Secretary-General and UNSMIL Coordinator Raisedon Zenenga met virtually yesterday with representatives of civil society from all regions of Libya.

Today the office of the European Union Mission to Libya reopened in Tripoli.

Najla al-Manqoush, foreign minister of Libya’s interim government, urged Turkey on Monday to implement UN Security Council resolutions demanding the repatriation of more than 20,000 foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya.

The UN and international partners have welcomed significant progress towards advancing an inclusive and comprehensive political solution in Libya. The members of the Libya Quartet – which brings together the UN, the League of Arab States, the African Union and the European Union – met virtually on Tuesday to take stock of the situation in the country.

The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution which calls for all foreign forces and mercenaries to leave Libya and gives the green light for a UN team to monitor last October’s historic ceasefire agreement.